Thomas rodgerson marsden and henry walsh



No. 607,938. Patented July 267 i898. T. R. MARSDEN & H. WALSH.

STRIPPING 00MB.

I(Amzvlicaltion filed Sept. 28, 1897.)

(No Model.)

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STRIPPING-COIVI B.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 607,938, dated July 26, 1898. Application filed September 28, 1897. Serial No. 653,372. (No model.) Patented in England November 21, 1896, No. 26,312.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we,.THoMAs RoDGERsoN MARsDnN and HENRY WALSH, subjects of the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, and residents of Oldham, in the county of Lancaster, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stripping-Comb Apparatus, of which the following is a specification, the invention having been patented in England under date of November. 2l, 1896, No. 26,312.

Our said invent-ion relates to improvements in stripping-comb apparatus for stripping the revolving iiats of carding-engines.

In carrying our invention into effect and as applied in conjunction with the ordinary stripping-comb apparatus we retain several of the old parts; but instead of the comb-bar which carries the stripping-comb being fixed, as before, to the side arms which support it we mount or pivot the said comb-bar loosely in bearings secured to the supporting-arms, so that it can turn easily on its axis. We also fix on one end of the comb-bar an arm or crank and connect the said arm or crank by a connecting rod or tie to a pivot on the blockshaft bracket or other suitable fixed part of the frame. The result of this arrangement will be readily understood.V The usual cam acting on one of the side supporting-arms causes them to rise and fall in the ordinary manner; but owin g to the addition of the aforesaid crank and pivoted connecting-rod, which act on the pivoted comb-bar, 4the comb-bar in addition to its up-and-down movement receives a rocking motion on its own axis. The

comb travels during its up-and-down motion instead of having, as heretofore, its curve or convexity in the same direction as the arc through which the flats travel during the operations of stripping has its curve or convexity in the opposite direction to that of the arc through which the flats travel as they are taken around by the star-wheel carriers; and

fully understood we will now describe the i same 4with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings.

Figure 1 is a sectional view of'our improved stripping-comb apparatus,together with such drawings.

part only of a carding-engine as is necessary to illustrate the invention. Fig. 2 is a view looking in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 1, and showing the bracket to which the connecting-link is pivoted.v Fig. 3 is afrout view or a view at right angles to Fig. 1. Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views. L

Upon the shaft a is keyed a cam b, upon which rests a bowl c, carried at the foot of an arm el, secured to the supporting or radial arm e, vibrating upon a fixed center c. will be understood that these parts are old; but instead of the comb-barwhich carries the stripping-comb being fixed to the side or radial arms c, as heretofore, We mount or pivot the comb-bar loosely in bearings secured to the radial arms e. Upon the ends of the radial arms e we mount carrier-blocks f, adjustably secured in position upon the ends of the arms e by means of nuts f. The carrierblocks f provide bearings within which the comb-bar g can oscillate freely. The combbar gis provided with a crank h, keyed thereon, and a connecting-link QI is loosely mounted at one end to the lcrank h and at the other end to the bracket ,7' or other suitable fixed part of the frame. Fig. 4 shows a view of the connecting-link t at right angles to Fig. 1, while Fig. 5 is a plan view of the crank 71..

The result of this arrangement will be readtion of the aforesaid crank h and pivoted connecting rod or link 2', which act on the pivoted comb-bar g, the comb-bar, in addition to its up-and-down movement, receives a rocking motion on its own axis. The path or arc in which the serrated edge of the comb g travels during its up-and-down motion is therefore diverted, and instead of having, as heretofore, its curve or convexity in the same direction as the arc through which the liats travel has its curve or convexityin the opposite direction, as shown in dotted lines in the By these means We are enabled `to strip the liats more effectually than has hitherto been practicable.

An advantageous feature of our invention when applied to the ordinary stripping mo tion is that no additional cams are employed movement thereon, the arm or crank h conneoted to said bar g, and the link 1I connecting said arm h With a stationary part of the frame, substantially as described.

In Witness whereof We have hereunto set our hands in presence of tWo Witnesses.

THOMAS RODGERSON MARSDEN. HENRY WALSH.

Witnesses:

JOSHUA ENTWISLE, ALFRED YATES. 

